News Staff The WASHINGTON AVENUE STORM SEWER REPLACEMENT project gets underway beginning today in Altoona, and it will mean traffic will be reduced to one lane starting today, from 19th Avenue to 25th Avenue between the hours of 7am and 3pm. The project, when finished, will alleviate surface water along the corridor and is expected to last … Read more
Criminal Charges have been filed against 49 year old Paula Johnson of Roaring Spring for a long list of crimes, according to the Blair County Sheriff’s Office. Johnson faces charges including Driving Under the Influence of drugs, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police, Resisting Arrest, Tampering with Evidence, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of … Read more
The Department of Health now says beginning Tuesday, a rotating drive-thru and indoor walk-in COVID-19 testing site will open in Blair County. This is the second of five counties that have requested a long-term COVID-19 testing site in partnership with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare. The location of this testing site will rotate between three different locations … Read more
Governor Tom Wolf says he wants to phase out Pennsylvania’s gas tax, because it is becoming an unreliable source for funding Pennsylvania’s vast transportation network. To make this possible and to further address the state’s transportation funding needs, the governor has also signed an Executive Order establishing the Transportation Revenue Options Commission, which will develop … Read more
Pennsylvania’s program to vaccinate teachers and other school workers, starting in the youngest grades, immunized more than 6,500 people in its first days.The Wolf administration said 10 of the school clinics, organized by intermediate units, are up and running. Ten more were expected to become operational today and the other eight should begin over the … Read more
Jerry Zolten, professor of communication arts and sciences and integrative arts at Penn State Altoona, is the 2021 recipient of the Lion’s Paw Medal. The Lion’s Paw Alumni Association annually awards the Lion’s Paw Medal to those who have contributed notable service to the University and its students. The Award is seen as a reflection … Read more
On Thursday, the state Public Utility Commission approved the lifting of its year-old moratorium preventing utilities from terminating service to all non-paying customers. That moratorium went into effect when Governor Wolf began ordering all the massive business shutdowns. Now, that moratorium will lift April 1st, however… the commission still will require all regulated utilities — … Read more
Another Hollidaysburg firefighter is now facing charges after being accused of embezzling money from a federal grant program. A federal indictment charges the current chief of the Phoenix Volunteer Fire Department, Anthony Dibona, of retaining $57,242 in grant money for his own use. Dibona is also facing four counts of filing false tax returns because … Read more
One of the teenagers facing murder charges in the Altoona shooting death of Devon Pfirshing will have his case moved to juvenile court, a judge ruled Wednesday. District Attorney Pete weeks confirmed the court decided to decertify Damien Green from adult court to juvenile court.
A major gift to Penn State Altoona totaling $2.7 million will fund programs well into the future, all thanks to Steve and Nancy Sheetz, whose total philanthropy to the university now adds up to about $15 Million. The Sheetz’s were named the University’s Philanthropists of the Year in 2010, and since then, have deepened their … Read more